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Welcome to India

Travel in India is pretty much like nowhere else in the world. It’s mind-blowing, mind-expanding, mind-boggling and anything but mind-numbing. And with about 1.2 billion people sharing the space, there’s probably that many experiences to be had. In fact almost any experience you can have on the planet can be found here.

That includes an all-night chai-athon while you wait for a cow to finish its nap on the train tracks. In the north you can ride a camel through the Thar Desert, meet the hippies of Jodphur, and live on lassis. Then there’s that little place called the Taj Mahal.

In the south it’s all about the go-slow. There are Kerala’s canals to cruise, Goa’s beaches to go all beach-y on and enough coconuts to build a coconut building out of.

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THE TAJ MAHAL HAS WIFI, GOES INSTA CRAZY

The Taj Mahal, India’s 17th century ode to love, death and all things marble, recently decided to go wifi friendly and in response the world went selfie crazy. Which was only to be expected. I mean, we’re talking about the Taj here. Probably one of the internet’s most googled travel images. So to prepare you
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India

If yoga is your exercise of choice and Bollywood beats are the only things you’ve got pumping in the car, then do yourself a favour and make India and Sri Lanka your next adventure pit stop.

Whether you wanna ride a camel through the Thar Desert, get lost in the chaotic markets of Colombo or chill out on Goan beaches, this pocket of the world is bound to challenge and inspire even the most adventurous of travellers.

So jump on a Geckos India or Sri Lanka trip and learn to wrap a sari in Mumbai, relax by paradisiacal Sri Lankan beaches, drink a bucket load of sweet, sweet chai and lose yourself in a world of holy rivers, historic fortresses and hardcore curries.